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WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, AugiM 15tb, 1940
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BARGAIN FARES
TO
TORONTO
EXHIBITION
In effect from many points
in Ontario
SINGLE FARE
FOR THE ROUND TRIP
GOOD GOING AUG. 22-SEPT. 7
RETURN LIMIT - SEPT, 11
97th.—Port Bigin Times.
New Industry to start Here
The Pioneer Broom Corn Co., Ltd.,
of London, has leased the former Can
ada Furniture Co. Factory on the cor
ner of Jarvis and Market streets, from
Mr. E, L. Box, Work is expected to
start after Septemger 1st, although
previous to that time the firm .may in-
stal equipment. A considerable acre
age of broom corn is being grown in
the district this year and the local fac
tory will be used for drying, thresh
ing and baling.-—Seaforth News.
...
A telephone in the farm home—is the
best protection a farmer can buy for
himself, his family, his buildings, his
stock and his pets. Because the telephone
brings help — quickly — when help is
needed most. While you think of it,
make arrangements now for a telephone
—it costs so little.
Wingham Advance-Times
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XtOJNG THEIR SHARE
FOR THE RED CROSS
A worthwhile contribution to the
Red Cross Society has been the ef
forts of the younger school children.
‘Quite .a number have held lemonade
booths, sale's of candy and many oth
er small things. While none of this
has been on a large scale, yet when
■added together makes a fairly good
contribution to this worthy cause. We
understand the total raised by these
enterprising children is now about
$37,00. The youngsters are to be com
mended for their interest and while
a spirit such as this prevails we need
never be discouraged when the big
' drive is being made for funds this fall,
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DELAYED SCHOOL TERM
OPPOSED
Since the announcement last
by the Ontario Government that
ary schools would not open until Sep
tember 16th and -secondary school on
October 1st, in order to release stud
ents to aid in harvesting operations, a
storm of protest from all over the
province has arisen. Farmers point
out that harvesting will be^almost
completed by the end of August and
the need will not be so great.
One suggestion has been offered
that students who can and will work
on farms be permitted ’to do so and
be allowed credit on their courses but
that the schools open *as usual the
first week, in September.
This would be a more logical course
as many would be unfit or unable to
be of any use doing farm work.
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A-CHANGING EMPIRE
To Dr. Theodore Kraft of-Hunter
College, writing in a study released
by the American Council on Public
Affairs, “the present war may be the
means of -creating separate states of
the British Dominions,’1 The observa
tion brings up some pertinent ques
tions as to precisely what the "British
Empire” is.
The word “empire” is certainly mis
leading, It is true that more than
13,000,000 square miles of the earth’s
surface and about 500,000,000 peopple
are under the British flag. The British
Commonwealth of Nations includes
the United Kingdom, of England,
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ire
land; the Dominion of Canada, Aus
tralia, New Zealand and South Africa.
The latter four are so nearly inde
pendent that they need not, unless
they choose, take part in Britain’s
wars. Eire, or the Irish Free State,
has a connection with Britain wlych
is difficult to define but which does
not prevent her from remaining neut
ral in the present war and sternly
warning British troops to keep off her
soil.
Outside the Commonwealth the con
trol of the London Government is of
almost every conceivable variety. In
dia is nominally an empire, but there
is variety there, too, with the native
princes enjoying a degree of local au
tonomy, Dependencies like the Brit
ish West Indies have a status some
what resembling that of an American
Territory. The mandated territories
are legally held under the League of
Nations, though actually policed and
managed from London. Egypt is an
independent nation in which London
has a lively “special interest."
In short, the British have never car
ed to set up an ironclad system of
control. History and present circuni-
stances have determined the numer
ous forms which the imperial idea
should take. Since the American Rev
olution there has been a tendency to
give way to any resolute movement
for self-government. London remains
the center, the throne remains the un
ifying symbol, but in spite of the oc
casional excesses of stupid or violent
officials the trend has been toward
colonial freedom. Even the vast prob
lem of India does not appear beyond
hope of solution.
Dr, Kraft believes that the "equal
status” which the dominions developed
in theory during the last war will be
realized in fact during the present
war. In time the concept of empire
may give way to the concept of a lea
gue of free peoples, in which other
Powers beside the “British will be re
presented. Certainly the "British Em
pire” of today is a shining road .to
peace’ and freedom when contrasted
with what we know of Nazi plans for
world domination by force. — New
York Times.
CANADIAN
NATIONAL
to disappear he visited the doctor.
Former Lucknow Doctor Badly Hurt
Dr. R. J. Bowen, of Lambeth, is in
Victoria Hospital, London, with a.
fractured left arm, slight concussion
and other injuries sustained when his
car went into the ditch on No. 4 high
way. Dr, Bowen, who is on the medi
cal staff of the R. C. A. F. recruiting
centre, London, was believer to have
been returning from his summer home
in Port Stanley about 1.30 p,m. Pass
ing motorists brought him to the of
fice of Dr. L, G, Cargill who, after
rendering first aid, took' Dr, Bowgn
to the Hospital.
Kincardine Hockey Player Buried
Funeral services were held last
week at Chesley for Joseph Pickard,
prominent athlete and member of the
Kincardine hockey team the past two
years, who was stricken in Montreal
with a brain hemorrhage from which
he succumbed. Since spring he has
been sailing on C.S.L, Grain Motor
and was suddenly taken ill. Born 29
years ago in Chesley, a son of Mrs.
Pickard and the late J. A. Pickard, he
played hockey with the Owen Sound
Greys and Chesley Colts before -com
ing to Kincardine.
I NEWS
of the
DISTRICT
This Man Was Certainly Honest
A nice thing was done by an un
known man on Sunday afternoon, fol
lowing the wreck of the (Mercury
coupe and the taking of the two men
in it to the Porter Private Hospital.
Mrs. Porter tells.us that shortly after
the men arrived a stranger came to
the hospital and handed over eighty
cents which he picked pu at the scene
of the accident.—Wiarton Echo.
PHIL OSIFER OF
LAZY MEADOWS
"YOUNG FOLKS”
Human nature doesn’t change much
in young people whether they be driv
ing a, horse and buggy or a shiny new
automobile. There comes a time in
all young lives when they begin to
feel conscious of the old folks! They
fail to realize that the horse and bug
gy, or the new automobile or that new
sports suit apd ten dollar set of man
ners that they’re using,,were all earn
ed by Paw and Maw, They never con
sider that in the hard work necessary
to educate a family, Father and Mo
ther may have acquired a little stoop
and wrinkled, tanned faces and a habit
and
not
not
Walkerton Lady Has Broken Back
A thriller going down a steep hill
a half mile this side of Tobermory,
which they had frequently taken with
most exhilarating effects-, especially to
the children in the party,, terminated
almost tragically for Mrs;- Bert Cart
wright, wife of a Walkerton shoe mer
chant, who was tossed! against an arm
rest in the car during- one' of these
stunts on Tuesday evening last, with
the result that she sustained! a frac
ture of the spine about the- middle of
the back, from which sheds'now slow
ly .convalescing in a cast at tire B’ruce
County Hospital, to where- she was
brought for an X-ray exami’natfcir and
treatment the following’ day:—Waifc-
erton’ Herald-Times.
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SERVICE
CDC E BATTERY I KLE SERVICE
1 Clean top of battery.
2 Test with hydrometer.
3 Fill with pure water.
4 Inspect terminals and cables.
5 Clean and grease terminals.
.6 Tighten battery in cradle.
LOW PRICES ON
FLOOR
• "Dress up"
your car with
a long-wearing
Goodrich Floor
Mat.
GOODRICH
FLOOR MATS’
MATS!
SAFE AFTER DARK?
Is Your House
• Lighted windows warn prowlers away..
Always leave a few lamps burning when you
leave .your home for the evening. Remem
ber, a bright light for sixteen hours costs
only 14 at Hydro rates.
Get tk&M at NeaA&li ;
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HYDRO SHOP
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Brussels Girl Breaks, Rib
During Softball Game
When the Ladies’ Softball team
were playing the Ripley Girls’ team at
Reid’s Corners last week,, Mary Fox
of the Brussels team,. was: unfortunate
in breaking one of her ribs while
striking the ball. She. was taken to
Kincardine Hospital where she had
X-rays and was firmly strapped be
fore coming home where she is now
convalescing.
American Tourist Brings’
Own Potatoes a
An example of the stories being cir
culated among United. States citizens
in an effort to hinder Canada’s tour
ist trade is given in the case of a
Michigan tourist going through Kin
cardine recently. In addition to his
ufual baggage, much space was taken
up with potatoes. He had heard be
fore leaving Jhome that there was a
potato famine 'in Ontario and that
what there was of the crop w‘as be
ing requisitioned for the army. He
was both astounded and pleased to
find such is not the case, as the local
potato crop is thp best in years.
Assessment Appealed
Fifteen appeals have been launched
by ratepayers of Blyth against the
special assessment of Messrs. Mogg
and Quinlan and which have been con
firmed by the municipal council. The
county judge will hear the appeals on
August 19. The appeals have been
taken on the ground that the assess
ment Is too high.
Surprised Leg Is Broken
Andrew Boyle, 65-year-old St
cent township farmer, wottldn’
lieve it when told by a physician at
Meaford that he had a fractured leg.
The leg was set after Boyle said that
"it couldn’t be broken because I have
been walking on it fof a week since
it was injured." Boyle said the leg
was crushed a week ago when a gate
on his farm pushed the door of an au
tomobile against his leg. He contin
ued to work and the soresness failed
Vim
be-
Former Holstein Pastor
Dies From Hurt in Fall
Rev. William M. Lovegrove;, 556,.
pastor of • Trowbridge United Church,,
died Monday of last week from, in
juries received five days previously
when he fell to the ground while
painting his home. Before going to
Trowbridge he had held charges at
Orton, Holstein, Kelvin, Staff or dviU’e-,
Florence, Woodham and Turin1,.—
Hanover Post.
New Well Contract Approved
At the July meeting of the Village
Council it was definitely concluded
that the secondary well would have
to be" re-drilled to provide a satisfac
tory auxiliary water supply for dom
estic purposes. The flow of the first
well has at present dropped! to? about
85 gallons a minute.—Lucknow Sen
tinel,
Shooting Accident in Howicfc
Duncan, the youngest sow of Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. Satigster, 17t.lt conces
sion of Howick, was accidentally shot
through the foot on Monday of last
week. He was shooting spartows with
a small rifle, in his father’s .barnyard>
and while carrying the weapon, bar
rel downward, his finger touched off
the trigger and the. bullet went
through his instep.-—Fordwich Record.
Huron Dome Company Drill For Oil
They are drilling for oil again in
the district, this time out at Herb Al
len’s farm, east of Londesboro. The
buildings and machinery have been
set up and drilling has been commenc
ed. They have now reached the depth
of sixty feet. They were held up a
few hours when their 10-inch casing
pipe struck a rock and pinched the
bottom, making It necessary to send
for extra equipment.-—Clinton News-
Record,
Five Sous to War
Port Elgin should feel proud of
Mrs. Joseph Byers who has given five
sons to the Canadian Army. Fred and
Bert were in the last war, Lome and
Owen are in Llstowel with the £>8th
Battery, Bob is in Fctawawa with the
of saying “ain’t” and “don’t”
manners that are serviceable but
fancy.
Of course all young people are
like this, but last night Mrs. Phil and
I-went to, a concert A man from the
next Concession, whom we know as
“Jerry” came up and bought two tick
ets, and following him was his son . .
a good, plain boy from the farm with
a couple of years at college and a
brand new set of picture book Clothes
and a slicked-down haircut. He lag
ged behind until his Dad handed ov
er the tickets and when Jerry found a1
pair of seats the boy slipped over’ two
rows and sat down by himsefl.
As long as I live I’ll never forget
that Dad’s face as he turned to- say
something . . . found his son was
not there and looked ovOr to find him
'preening-himself in front of a row of
chattering girls from the village. His
shoulders seemed to sag and he
slumped down in the seat andr when
! the concert was about half over he
■slipped out. Being just a trifle curi-
io’US and because the baby didn't ap
prove of -the concert, I went out af--
.terwards and he was sitting on the
; running board of the car smoking,
iPatricia Ann stopped ’fussing and went
■to sleep on the back seat of the car
’and' I stepped over to where Jerry
was sitting.
The -conversation lapsed into an
awkward pause when he said, “Phil, I
wonder sometimes if education is a
good thing or not. About the time
.you feel proud of having a man in the
family, you discover he’s not so proud
of you. It kinda hurts,”
It was easy to imagine what he was
thinking. When the neighbours were
buying new cars he was working to
make up that annual drain on the fam
ily income that would pay for his son’s
schooling. Each time he wore- his -the serviceable articles of life, are not
Sunday suit and found it aging-into tile ones that-glister most.
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that gr.ee'flish, shiny way . . . he had
to forget that he needed one himself,
but scrape together enough to buy a
-summer suit or sports suit for the boy.
It was easy to reconcile himself by
thinking that his son was out in the.
world where lie had to keep up ap
pearances.
; Jerry, no doubt,, was thinking of the
'times when the tea pot on the side-
iboard was getting, a collection of quar
ters. and dollar, bills for some special
ipurpose when an. urgent letter came
'from school saying, “I hate to ask you
■for. this but I need. sq> much for such
land. such a thing.. Everybody ejse is
'getting them.” And- then Mrs. Jerry
■would, count out the money that had
'accumulated little by little from the
■cream, and eggs and. she would look
up, at. Jerry and there; wouldn’t be a
word, spoken. He would just pocket it
and.buy a money order, at the post of
fice thee very next time.' lie was in the
village..
It's hard to realize, that scraping
and. pinching to raise money to edu
cate a boy, means educating him away
from, your way of life. And yet, Jer
ry’s boy is at that period when out
side values are all he know about. He
thinks; in terms of how well a suit
looks on a person ... or if a man’s
tie is knotted! iit the? proper way- .
and if he speak's the King’s English
in a way that would do justice to a
Book.
He hasn’t yet come to realize that
CANADIAN MEDICAL
CORPS IN ENGLAND
HAS FINE HOSPITAL
Described as the finest military hos
pital in England, a hospital built, and
fully equipped by the Canadian Red
Cross Society will shortly be turned
over to the Royal Canadian Army
Medical Corps to be staffed and. made
ready to receive injured or ailing
members of the Canadian Active Ser
vice Force.
Situated on a private estate, leased
for a nominal rental of one shilling a
.year, the fine, reinforced brick struc
ture will accommodate with ease 60
officers and 480 men. Its capacity can
b”e stretched to 750 cases in emerg
ency. The cost of the building, and
equipment is set at approximately
$1,000,000.
Col, C. L. T. Arthur, well-known
Winnipeg doctor and a veteran of. the
Great War, will staff the hospital with
men of the R.C.A.M.C,
The hospital is laid out around a
two-story Administration block. All
other buildings are one story only.
Corridors connect the administration
blocks with all other secionst. These
include a special laboratory to. be us
ed by Sir Frederick Banting-and! com
pleted to his own requirements,. The
hospital has all the .complements of a
modern establishment, .ing-hidjng X-ray
rooms, dispensaries, three- operating
theatres, fine kitchens; -and dining
rooms,
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